Can state databases be used to develop a national, standardized hospital nurse staffing database?

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-88

  Unruh, Lynn ^a   Russo, C Allison ^b   Jiang, H Joanna ^c   Stocks, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Thomson Healthcare   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data availability; Descriptive quantitative methods; Nurse staffing measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATE GOVERNMENT; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 58449113049     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945908319992     Document Type: Article

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